The fact that is battery powered and provides an active pulse may make it effective. A friend took a couple of Shark Banz to Exmouth but lost them both to sharks!
The Sharkbanz appear to work, but they aren't really cost effective.
We tried them on a charter at the Monties and the guys who used them got far fewer shark hits, but eventually the sharks got them. If they cost about $20 a pop they would be worth using.
We also found the electric reels have a much lower shark hit rate. I'm not sure why. Maybe the electrics have fewer pauses when bringing a caught fish to the boat. The sharks like to hit you on the pause (that applies to jigs too).
Mate ran a charter boat and had a good supply of empty goon bags, get a shark on, get him close to the boat , cut line and tie inflated goon bag on line then release shark to swim away with all his mates chasing after the goon bag whenever it popped up to the surface.
He would get about 1/2 to an hours grace before having to repeat process
Faulkner Family
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Date Joined: 11/03/08
If they are anything like the
If they are anything like the shark banz they will be useless. Lost one to sharks on the first fish in Coral Bay this year
Maybe they should trial them in our North West where there is no shortage of sharks . Most definitely not in danger of being fished out
RUSS and SANDY. A family that fishes together stays together
davewillo
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Date Joined: 08/09/16
The fact that is battery
The fact that is battery powered and provides an active pulse may make it effective. A friend took a couple of Shark Banz to Exmouth but lost them both to sharks!
PGFC member and lure tragic
BlueKiaser
Posts: 422
Date Joined: 22/04/15
Sharkbanz work
The Sharkbanz appear to work, but they aren't really cost effective.
We tried them on a charter at the Monties and the guys who used them got far fewer shark hits, but eventually the sharks got them.
If they cost about $20 a pop they would be worth using.
We also found the electric reels have a much lower shark hit rate.
I'm not sure why. Maybe the electrics have fewer pauses when bringing a caught fish to the boat. The sharks like to hit you on the pause (that applies to jigs too).
Shark1
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Date Joined: 21/05/12
most effective shark
most effective shark mitigating device is a long line
carnarvonite
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Date Joined: 24/07/07
Goon bag
Mate ran a charter boat and had a good supply of empty goon bags, get a shark on, get him close to the boat , cut line and tie inflated goon bag on line then release shark to swim away with all his mates chasing after the goon bag whenever it popped up to the surface.
He would get about 1/2 to an hours grace before having to repeat process
little johnny
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Date Joined: 04/12/11
And
12 gauge
scottnofish
Posts: 1617
Date Joined: 28/08/07
At 380 bucks a pop
They would have to have a money back guarantee if bitten off for me to buy 1